American Ecotourism
Ecosystems
Climate Change
Vocabulary
Trivia
100

What is the biggest canyon in the United States and a popular place for ecotourists?

The Grand Canyon

100

What is at the top of the food chain?

Humans

100

Doing this can naturally remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Planting trees

100

Definition: When humans take more fish from the ocean than can be replaced naturally.

Overfishing

100

What is the deadliest creature in the world?

mosquito

200

The U.S. has 63 National Parks. How many do you think Ms. Ellie has seen?

1. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)

2. Acadia National Park (Maine)

200

What are the driest ecosystems on earth?

Deserts

200

What kind of climate is found in areas near the equator?

tropical climate

200

Definition: the mixture of gases surrounding the planet

atmosphere

200

What region produces 20% of the world’s oxygen?

Amazon rainforest

300

Which state in the USA has the most volcanoes?

Alaska - it has 141 potentially active volcanoes.

300

True or False: Tundra ecosystems are usually warmer than forest ecosystems.

False

300

Who took a zero-carbon journey from Europe to the United States to raise awareness for climate change?

Greta Thunberg

300

Definition: When water is too warm, coral will lose the algae living in their tissues. This causes the coral to turn completely white.

coral bleaching

300

What is the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth?

Blue whale

400

Which U.S. state has the most miles of coastline?

Alaska has more miles of shoreline than all of the rest of the United States combined. 

400

What are the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth?

Rainforests

400

What is the name of a long period of cooling when ice caps extend past polar regions?

Ice age

400

Definition: any form of water that falls from clouds

precipitation

400

In 2015, this ocean phenomenon was mapped for the first time. Located between California and Hawaii, the area is three times the size of France. It contains 88 thousand tons of floating plastic. What is it called?

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

500

Which U.S. state sees the sunrise first?

Maine

500

This word refers to all the ecosystems on earth.

Ecosphere

500

Definition: the decrease in the pH of the Earth's ocean

ocean acidification

500

Definition: height above sea level

elevation

500

What material can take up to 1 million years to decompose?

Glass